Bend Adventure Racing Klub News April, 2004

The Sharing adventure in the outdoors BBAARRKK a.k.a www.BARKracing.com “Getting Lost Together”

Old BARK Bests Young BARK at Rogaine

—What‘s a Rogaine?“ is the first question I‘m asked indistinct but rough sagebrush and lava rock of the when describing last weekend‘s race. —Is it a race desert seemed plenty. to grow hair?“ No, and it‘s not sponsored by a large pharmaceutical company. A rogaine is a type of Final Score: Young BARK- 1630; Old BARK- 1720. orienteering event and, on April 4th, several Bring on the Black Butte Porter! BARKers competed in the High Desert Drifter 6- Hour Mini-Rogaine organized by the Oregon By the way, "rogaine" is an Cascades Orienteering Klub. acronym that was invented in the 1970s from Rugged Outdoor Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross- Group Activity Involving country navigation in which teams visit as many Navigation and Endurance, or checkpoints (called control points in orienteering from a combination of the lingo) as possible in a given time period. This type inventor's names (ROd, GAIl, and of event is also called Score-O because each control NEil), depending on who you ask. is given a point value, sometimes different amounts Or you can go do a Billy Goat. based of difficulty, and the team with the most points wins. Teams can visit controls in any order - Pam Stevenson and must plan their course to get the maximum number of points. They navigate by map and compass between points that are marked with Volunteer for the distinctive orange and white control markers. The competitors stamp control cards at each control Raid Adventure Race point using a special pin punch. Coming to Bend Strategy is crucial. There is a hefty penalty for each minute a team arrives beyond the designated finish Get great schwag. Camp out for the weekend. time. See some of the best athletes in the world. Have an adventure. All this and more awaits those Orienteering is great for honing navigational skills who become official volunteers for the U.S. for adventure racing. And it‘s great fun in its own qualifier for the Raid World Championships to be right. BARK teams Footzone, Have‘n Fun, Old BARK held here in Bend June 11-13. and Young BARK assembled at Arnold Ice Cave, along with about twenty other teams, to take on the We need about 20-25 challenge. The gauntlet was thrown down and beer people who are was wagered between the old farts and the young relatively fit and whippersnappers. willing to commit for the whole weekend. Each team had one hour to strategize a route. At Rebecca Rusch, an the gun, teams scattered in all directions. For six organizer of the hours we wandered through the high desert under a event, says that blazing sun. The classic rogaine is a twenty-four volunteers should hour event, but six hours scrambling around in the —understand that it's super fun, but hard BARK NEWSLETTER 2 APRIL 2004 work.“ About six people with climbing skills are Tehama Sunsweet Extreme Adventure Race- Red needed; others will need to be able to mountain Bluff, CA bike or hike, set up tents, man checkpoints, etc. The French staff from the Raid organization will X-Adventure Raid Race- Bend do all the technical work like setting up the ropes. Volunteers will each be assigned to a Cal Eco Series- CA team led by a Raid guide. Each team will be Big Blue Series- CA responsible for a leg of the race until all of the participants pass through. Then the team will Balance Bar- Portland —leapfrog“ to another stage. Trioba Series- WA The event is kicked off with a pre-race party at Mt. Bachelor Friday night. Volunteers will need Primal Quest- OR, ID, WA to check back in early Saturday morning. A volunteer camp will be set up by the Raid New BARK members are always welcome! Please encourage your organization at Fall River, but how much sleep friends and other crazy people you know to join BARK. No one actually gets Saturday night is unknown. experience required, just an inability to lie on the couch eating Easter Bunnies while watching The People’s Court. The race concludes sometime Sunday evening.

All food, etc. will be provided. —It all flows very smoothly, but we really count on the volunteers,“ says Rusch.

BARK is assembling a list of interested volunteers. Rebecca will be contacting people on the list soon. To sign up, e-mail [email protected] with your name, PICK UP YOUR BARK CARD AT PINE MT TODAY! address, phone number, e-mail address and skill if applicable. Don‘t Forget Chuck‘s Nav Class

Adventure Racing skills are now a part of COCC‘s This Month‘s BARK Outing Continuing Education program. The following class is being offered May 4 to May 11 for $45: PPPaddling Practice Has your GPS ever failed in the wilderness...at night? Do you Saturday April 24th 10am want to feel more confident bushwhacking in the forest? Or perhaps you are an aspiring sport Adventure Racer, or want to compete in an orienteering race. This class will help you Alder Creek Boat Launch become proficient with a map and compass and gain the confidence to travel in the backcountry under all types of Bring a boat, a paddle and a PFD. conditions and situations. Instructor is the team navigator for Team TIMEX Adventure Racing. Classroom session and two We will review forward stroke technique, practice on field (day & evening) sessions. Bring a compass. Instructor is the river and discuss —the line“ for PPP. Charles Thomas.

Organizer: Pam Stevenson 389-5599 or You can register at www.cocc.edu. [email protected]

Team BARK is Off to the Races Team BARK is excited as ever about adventure racing and we are looking for new sponsors and racers now! Contact Team Captain Dave Schneider at 536-5617 if you are interested. Races on the BARK calendar include: